VT Dave
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Okay, i split a radiator hose and obviously had to replace it, and at the same time i wanted to flush out the cooling system. So i got the instructions out of my gregory's manual, and proceded to flush the system but i seem to have run into a problem.
I drained the radiator by disconnecting the lower hose and all that, i didn't bother with the Knock sensors because that is just a pain in the arse due to where i am having to do the work on the car. But anyway, i reconected the lower radiator hose, then disconected the top hose from the outlet pipe on the engine. I then ran the hose down this hose and flushed the radiator until clean water was coming out of the radiator cap. But the problem is that i can't flush the engine block which is no doubt full of the same build up of rusty crap that was in the radiator.
So my question is am i missing something obvious with regards to flushing the engine. I would assume the thermostat is closed which is why i can't run clean water through, so if that is the case how do i get around this?
Anyway, that is kind of a long winded explanation of my problem and i no doubt have left out some detail, but we'll see how we go. Also, in case you can't be bothered checking my ride, i am dealing with a supercharged V6 here.
Thanks guys...
I drained the radiator by disconnecting the lower hose and all that, i didn't bother with the Knock sensors because that is just a pain in the arse due to where i am having to do the work on the car. But anyway, i reconected the lower radiator hose, then disconected the top hose from the outlet pipe on the engine. I then ran the hose down this hose and flushed the radiator until clean water was coming out of the radiator cap. But the problem is that i can't flush the engine block which is no doubt full of the same build up of rusty crap that was in the radiator.
So my question is am i missing something obvious with regards to flushing the engine. I would assume the thermostat is closed which is why i can't run clean water through, so if that is the case how do i get around this?
Anyway, that is kind of a long winded explanation of my problem and i no doubt have left out some detail, but we'll see how we go. Also, in case you can't be bothered checking my ride, i am dealing with a supercharged V6 here.
Thanks guys...